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Epidural infection associated with epidural catheterization in a cancer patient with back pain: case report

Holme Tower Marie Curie Centre, Bridgeman Road, Penarth

Ilora G Finlay

Holme Tower Marie Curie Centre, Bridgeman Road, Penarth

Single epidural injections of local anaesthetic/steroid mixtures and epidural catheterization are useful in controlling pain when other measures fail. However, epidural infection is a recognized risk of these procedures, but can be difficult to diagnose.

This case report illustrates the complexity of diagnosis and management of epidural infection.

Key Words: analgesia • epidural • pain • palliative treatment

Palliative Medicine, Vol. 8, No. 3, 251-253 (1994)
DOI: 10.1177/026921639400800310


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